Russia accused Kyiv of breaking a U.S.-brokered ceasefire on Sunday, while Ukrainian officials said that one person had been killed and more injured by Russian drone and artillery strikes in the past 24 hours.
The shaky ceasefire in the Iran war was tested again on Sunday when drones of unclear origin set fire to a cargo ship off Qatar’s coast and entered Kuwaiti airspace before dawn, authorities said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin hinted that the war in Ukraine may be coming to a close as he led his country in celebrating the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II on Saturday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday voiced confidence of victory in Ukraine as he oversaw a military parade on Red Square commemorating the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II – a show that didn’t include heavy weapons for the first time in nearly two decades.
Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a three-day ceasefire and a prisoner swap in honor of Victory Day in World War II, President Donald Trump announced.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Friday reported another barrage of missiles and drones from Iran, just hours after Iran attacked three U.S. Navy destroyers in the Strait of Hormuz.
Sources in Pakistan told Western media outlets on Wednesday that Tehran is reviewing a one-page, 14-point proposal that would formally conclude the conflict between the United States and Iran.
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Source,” Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) said that “if you’re sinking more ships than you have had diplomatic talks, this is not a ceasefire.” And responded to a question on whether Iran is to blame
A senior Iranian military official warned Saturday that a “renewed conflict” with the United States is “likely” after President Donald Trump said he is “not satisfied” with Tehran’s latest proposal and signaled military options remain on the table, saying he “can’t imagine” the offer would be acceptable given Iran has “not yet paid a big enough price” for its actions over the past 47 years.
President Donald Trump issued a letter to Congress on the Friday deadline to keep in line with the War Powers Resolution, notifying lawmakers that “the threat posed by Iran to the United States and our Armed Forces remains significant,” so the U.S. military will continue to “update its force posture” in the Middle East.
The Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday that next week’s annual Victory Day parade will be conducted without tanks, missiles, or other heavy military equipment, due to the “current operational situation” in Ukraine.
President Donald Trump on Thursday announced a three-week extension of the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon following his direct participation in historic White House peace talks, voicing optimism the diplomatic push could lead to a lasting agreement as he looks to host both nations’ leaders in Washington in the coming weeks.
President Donald Trump on Thursday instructed the U.S. Navy to shoot small boats dropping mines in the Strait of Hormuz.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Ingraham Angle,” Amb. Nathan Sales, who served as Coordinator for Counterterrorism during the first Trump administration, said that Iran has violated the ceasefire “from the moment the ink was dry on the agreement”
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Ingraham Angle,” host Laura Ingraham responded to assertions by the White House that Iran didn’t violate the ceasefire by saying, “Maybe I’m thick here, but didn’t they attack three ships?” And wondering
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “The Story,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said that the president doesn’t see Iran’s seizure of two ships as a violation of the ceasefire because the ships weren’t American or Israeli.
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Iran has decided against executing eight women it originally planned to kill on Wednesday night and would release four of them while giving one-month prison sentences to the other four.
President Donald Trump said Wednesday it is possible that talks with Iran could resume in the next 36-72 hours.
President Donald Trump said he is extending the U.S.-Iran ceasefire “until such time as” Tehran submits a “unified proposal” and talks are concluded “one way or the other,” hours before the two-week truce was set to expire and after Iran declined to participate in a new round of negotiations.
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that, considering the Iranian government is “seriously fractured,” he is extending the ceasefire with Iran until such time Iran can submit a “unified proposal.”
Iran’s top negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, declared late Monday that Tehran will not negotiate with the United States “under the shadow of threats,” warning Tehran is prepared to “reveal new cards on the battlefield” as a ceasefire deadline looms and the fate of renewed talks remains uncertain.
Iranian state media reported on Sunday night that Tehran is not planning to attend peace talks announced by President Donald Trump and scheduled for Islamabad, Pakistan, on Tuesday.
Wednesday evening Eastern time marks the expiration of the two-week ceasefire in the war between the United States and Iran, and bombing will resume if a deal is not reached, according to reports of phone interviews with President Donald Trump.
President Donald Trump said Sunday the U.S. Navy “stopped them right in their tracks by blowing a hole in the engineroom” of an Iranian-flagged cargo ship before seizing the vessel — marking the first known use of force under Washington’s naval blockade as Tehran threatens retaliation and critical ceasefire talks hang in the balance.
President Donald Trump said Friday that Iran “agreed to everything” in negotiations with the United States following a news-packed morning that included the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
President Donald Trump said Thursday that Iran has “totally agreed” to give up its nuclear ambitions, declaring a deal is “very close” as he suggested the current ceasefire may not need to be extended and said he “would go” to Pakistan to seal an agreement if finalized.
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the conflict with Iran is “very close to over.” A high-ranking Pakistani delegation led by Field Marshal Asim Munir arrived in Tehran on the same day, bringing Washington’s latest ceasefire proposals.
President Donald Trump said Friday he is “optimistic” a deal with Iran is “within reach” ahead of high-stakes negotiations in Pakistan, while warning the United States is “loading up” its warships in the region and is prepared to resume military action if diplomacy collapses.
Vice President JD Vance heads to Islamabad, Pakistan, for negotiations with Iran amid the two-week ceasefire, marking a major moment for the 41-year-old vice president and the administration as a whole.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Israel will begin direct negotiations with Lebanon “as soon as possible” aimed at disarming Hezbollah and advancing what he described as a “historic, sustainable peace agreement,” as tensions persist over the scope of the fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire.
Iran’s ceasefire with the United States reportedly turned on a dramatic final-hour intervention from Mojtaba Khamenei, the country’s still-unseen new supreme leader, whom sources said gave negotiators the green light to move toward a deal as President Donald Trump’s deadline — and the threat of a much broader U.S. bombardment — loomed.
Vice President JD Vance said Wednesday that Lebanon was never part of the United States’ ceasefire with Iran, and it would be dumb of Iran to let negotiations disintegrate over Israeli strikes on Lebanon.
Senate Democrats are essentially declaring victory for Iran following the ceasefire agreement, with Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) deeming it a “disaster.”
The socialist government of Spain has ridiculed peace efforts from the United States in Iran, accusing the Trump administration of having started the conflict.
President Donald Trump is placing a 50 percent tariff on all goods from countries that sell weapons to Iran on the heels of the two-week ceasefire announced Tuesday night.
President Donald Trump agreed Tuesday evening to a two-week ceasefire with Iran, suspending planned U.S. strikes after a last-minute diplomatic push produced a breakthrough centered on reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
President Donald Trump and the Islamic Republic of Iran both announced on Tuesday evening just before the U.S. president’s deadline for a deal that they have agreed to a two-week ceasefire while negotiators finalize a deal between the warring nations.
Talks with Iran are “very real” and “gaining strength” despite claims to the contrary by some Iranian officials, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth affirmed Tuesday.
Pakistan held talks in its capital city of Islamabad on Sunday to “de-escalate” the Iran war, but none of the actual participants in the war attended the meeting. Instead, the talks were held between the foreign ministers of Egypt, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia.
Pakistani officials on Wednesday said they delivered a 15-point ceasefire proposal from the United States to Iran. An unnamed senior Iranian official told Reuters the proposal has been received, and either Pakistan or Turkey could host further ceasefire negotiations.
